Long Esteem Poems
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I let it slip away…
Gentling whispers, like the breathless
Kisses falling over my trembling
Lips when I was young, first love – first
Dreams of everything that becomes
Possible when the soundless urge
Abandoned child, living just at the edge
Where innocence plays in harmony
With the truth, adolescent wonders hastening
Beyond the reflection in the mirror,
Starry eyed memories, drifting in dewlike
Strokes embracing the petals of a tender rose
I let it slip away…
Goosebumps chilling
Sensitive, intimate – luminous
Glistening like the sunrise, the starry
Skies winking through giggling
Winds, nomadic, as homeless as the
Hues of hope drenched in passing miles
Timeless memory, bold and vivid
Vibrating through the mind,
Tantalizing like an ageless light
I let it slip away…
Quiet dreams, affections
Resting on forever, like snowflake
Gestures abiding in the soundless free
Alive like the tenderness of naivete
Seas of solace soothe the simplicity,
Attempts at becoming like the virgin’s
Virtuous dignity, esteem washing
Away the darkness with the miracles
Imagining still life pleasures,
Touching forever with the dreams
Timid reveries with hopeless
Feelings, flames awakening the music
Beneath love’s first sightings,
Abiding like the fire inside who holds
Life like a tantalizing blaze,
Passions promise to exhale the fires
Blending with desire – smiling
I let it slip away…
But I still say there is a second chance
To feel love – to be loved
I let it slip away…
To reveal real love!
I LET IT SLIP AWAY Poetry Contest
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April 27, 2023
In a full glare of mishaps,
Weariness that has engulfed in a close weight,
Worries which have encompassed in a high gear,
Hitches with fears in tolls,
Pressures mounted in a great capacity,
Troubles beefed up at a high esteem,
Hardwork and integrity without a fair share,
Suicide which is now a close ally,
Temptations with thoughts of giving up,
Rejection covers the face as a veil,
Shame creeps in like a scorpion in the dark,
Alas! This young man says to himself,
"Indeed,I failed but up,I'll rise again"
"In my veins the golden fluid flows"
"The flow of success and glory"
"Crowns laid down to be bejewelled with"
"And esteemed honour,totally unwrapped".
Fatherhood holds great pivotal power:
To lift or let down, bringing laughter or frowns.
Your words have potency, proven by deeds.
Do what you promise and plant for renown.
Be the hero, the parent your children need.
Be more than you dreamed that a father could be.
Be a fulcrum of joy, praise extravagantly!
Fatherhood bears a life-changing might:
To give worth or debase, esteem or erase.
Your words are harpoons, or pillows of grace.
Listen intently, be still, SEE their face.
Be the dad that your children love to embrace.
Be more than you dreamed that a father could be.
Be a fulcrum of grace, give extravagantly!
Fatherhood sets generational ties:
To move up or down, the family tides.
Your words are their seeds of self-worth or shame.
Invest your best to build grooms and brides.
Be the man that shows them the worth of your name.
Be more than you dreamed that a father could be.
Be a fulcrum of life, love extravagantly!
The President had not been elected yet,but an unseen scandal had been set! The opposition was making some bets that the running President would not pass "The Scandal Test"!!!! The same day that the scandal was set";Tiger Woods had just made "A Whole In One",and the running "President"had been having a lot of fun,and the opposition was betting that a scandal would cause him to look like a bum!Tiger Woods surprised his opposition by making "A Whole In One'!The Presidential Scandal Prevention Committee was getting ready to be put to the test to see if it was better than the opposition who was trying to create a scandalous mess!!! The running President had been accused of unauthorized touching,and unauthorized smiling,and unauthorized showing of compassion,and unauthorized winking at younger women!!!The Presidential Scandal Prevention Committee decided to stop the foolish foolishness that day,and the opposition that the running President had said that was ok,because "The War" with Iraq was on its way,and they all said that we had best get together to protect "Democracy" in this world ,and especially in the U.S.A!!!The winking,and touching,did not mean a thing,because when "The TwinTowers"fell "Americans" realized,and saw what "Hell"could bring!!!! The real enemy tried to bring down"Democracy"and American self esteem"!!! The war was sickening,and many innocent people died,and there were innocent people on both sides!!! The suicide bombers as to this date commit suicide! The "Trojan Horse" called "Oil" failed that day,and "Americans" started fracking right away!! The American People decided to fight "Terrorist"for their own freedom,and their own land!!! "The Presidential Scandal Prevention Committee,and those who opposed that committee decided to get together on 9-11,and not bicker about trivial things,and fight what is wrong:and not let "Terrorism"or Terrorist" live on!!!!Love was revived in its own way to show its power over "Terrorism",and Terrorist,ethinic cleasing,racism ,hate bigatry,in a special way!!!!!The Presidential Scandal Prevention Committee came together in the midst of stormy unpredictable weather for the better!!!!!
I'm sending my love,
And here's a hug too
Wishing nothing but
The absolute best for you.
With love and esteem,
We shall find our way
Hoping, and waiting for Ole' St Nick
Come and let's go play!
There's rumbling up on the rooftop,
And, the clatter was loud
Can someone, please, go up there
And have a look around.
We, nestled in our beds,
Dreaming of our dreams
Sleep, my precious angels
Under the moonlight's beam.
Ole' St Nick was cloaked, waiting patiently,
Then with this twinkle of his nose, he gave
You can see Ole' St Nick out there
Dashing across the nites sky; he raves!
He'll be ringing, and singing,
With glee in his voice, he shouts
A Merry Christmas to All
On, Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, and Vixen.
And to All,
Ho, Ho-Ho!
On, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
To the North Pole, Rudolph!
A Good Nite!
To: John Darnell & Deb Kellison
I AM AROUND TO AGING
I look forward to thinking about my old age
Yet to come, but not too far away
My son watches me thoughtfully always.
He tries to help me climb and stand by
asking to be careful, that reminds me
I am ageing
Growing old means losing all the strength
that esteem now
Oh! sad, fading the glory,
temperament, bloom, and insight
Shall not see the kaleidoscopic atmosphere
Beautiful faces of loving children, relatives, and flowers
Shall not hear melodies
whistling of birds, ecstatic tunes
And shall be abandoned by everybody
And the isolation will creep into me
wrinkle skin castoffs the fragrances
Sometimes, my fingers tremble
When I am going to hold something
That is, gesturing, my nerves are getting weaker
and many more disorders queuing behind my shadow
my normal practices and desires
forsake without my approval
shadows of sad feelings pursue my footprints
I feel I shall run fast to the cavern of decayed
The day our first Grandchild was born in my family
A new star appeared in the sky in succession
For the first time, I consent now, I am an old man!
At this moment,
I looked around my son’s blossoming face
I see a rising sun, but in my mind,
A weary sun is sinking!
Jayaratne Weerakkody
A thousand lives, a million fears,
tremulous smiles and painful tears,
we sip the brew, which is now stale,
bound to ego, who at us leers.
We fight for freedom tooth and nail,
yet demons we conjured assail.
Assuming the rope is a snake,
no wonder then, we’re doomed to fail.
Silence gives consciousness a shake,
so that we may here now awake
but this entails we must let go
of attachments held, though they’re fake.
Thoughts orbiting both friend and foe,
are put at rest, for we now know,
all that’s manifest is a dream,
recognised in staid stillness slow.
Ephemeral is a moonbeam
or gusts of lust we choose to steam,
being but shimmers in the void,
which ego holds in high esteem.
For far too long we have been toyed
by dark desires and so decoyed
but since we’ve chosen to be still,
illusions conjured are destroyed.
Simply by surrendering will,
we do nothing, yet dark voids fill,
with divine light, that lights all lights,
making easy ascent uphill.
Those totally consumed with self
don’t view the world through humane eyes.
Ambition is not wrong, they feel.
To strive to reach the top is wise.
True narcissism goes beyond
mere drive to have the best in life.
It smothers all esteem of others*
and blinds them to another’s strife.
For those who worship self and gain,
it takes a great catastrophe
or else, for some, a still small voice*
to shake them so the truth they’ll see.
With ego shorn and now reborn,
the rescued start to see the light.
Their love for others resurrects.*
They help the challenged in their plight.
They still want to acquire the best,
but self is not their lone concern.
To be supreme in our own eyes
is simply wrong. This, all should learn.
entered in the Ego Shorn Here Now Reborn Poetry Contest
Received NA on July 14, 2022
December 3, 2022
Contest: Writing Challenge-X'd Poems Second Chance Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance LaFrance Placed 1st
"Demons"
Cannot recognise the face l see in the mirror...
When did l get these horns on my forehead?
The voices in my head pushing me to the limit...
lam questioning my sanity,
Sleep chased away by dark thoughts.
Contemplating death...
The rope around my neck way too tight!
Loosen up! loosen up! Set me free download please!
Dark circles around the eyes
The implication of self starvation...
Defeated by society...
Self esteem at its lowest point.
Who am l ? Where am l going?
The bible in my arms,The Lord is my shephered!
Please wash away my sins! Off me! Break these damn chains!
Grant me peace and vision!
lam still young l deserve Redemption....
Ideally, standing up is the expectation to the present folded lay
Never up to own standard, self belief a constant enemy
Falling below threshold; never reaching the mark of confidence
Events are always weighed by their authority on personality
Roll call of self esteem is done; name is present but being-absent
Intimidated even by the most ordinary of matter and issues
Oriented to believe the best is for others, then taking
Rash decisions to protect its supposed image, but
Instead such personality is whipped each time this happens
Tamed by simple challenges to hide under own shame
Yearning of the heart for the soul to one day break free.